Food Allergies and Eczema.

Atopic dermatitis and food allergy: when and how to test

Food allergy may provoke flares of atopic dermatitis. The prevalence of food allergy in infants with atopic eczema (AE) may be estimated at 40%. Most of cases of food allergies concern young children (infants aged under one year), and affected by recur eczema under appropriate treatment. Cow’s milk, hen’ eggs and wheat’ flours are the main food allergens involved in food allergies associated wi...

Prevention of Eczema

Allergies are becoming more and more prevalent in the Western world. Depending on people’s age, we see different manifestations of allergy, including eczema, food allergies and hay fever. Eczema or atopic dermatitis is one of the first manifestations of allergy and affects approx. 20 percent of all children1. Genetic background plays an important part in this as well. If one of its parents has ...

Late-onset atopic eczema and multiple food allergies after infectious mononucleosis.

Should the basophil activation test be the gold standard in the diagnosis of food allergies?

Background The basophil activation test (BAT) is an in vitro test which allows to identify children with food allergies at the sensitization stage and clinical manifestations of atopic dermatitis\\eczema (AD). The aim of our study was to observe the BAT in children with food allergies, optimize the diagnosis compared with other tests, and select an elimination diet. Early detection of sensitiza...

A review of oral food challenges in children presenting to a single tertiary centre with perceived or true food allergies.

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of perceived food allergies exceeds that of true food allergies. Unnecessary food avoidance may increase parental and patient anxiety, reduce quality of life and increase the risk of nutritional deficiency. An oral food challenge (OFC) can provide an objective measure regarding the presence or absence of food allergies in a child. This study reviews the indications f...